Design of multi neutron-to-gamma converter array for measuring time resolved ion temperature of inertial confinement fusion implosions.
File(s)5.0101887.pdf (5.44 MB)
Published version
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The ion temperature varying during inertial confinement fusion implosions changes the amount of Doppler broadening of the fusion products, creating subtle changes in the fusion neutron pulse as it moves away from the implosion. A diagnostic design to try to measure these subtle effects is introduced-leveraging the fast time resolution of gas Cherenkov detectors along with a multi-puck array that converts a small amount of the neutron pulse into gamma-rays, one can measure multiple snapshots of the neutron pulse at intermediate distances. Precise measurements of the propagating neutron pulse, specifically the variation in the peak location and the skew, could be used to infer time-evolved ion temperature evolved during peak compression.
Date Issued
2022-08-30
Date Acceptance
2022-08-04
Citation
Review of Scientific Instruments, 2022, 93 (8), pp.1-5
ISSN
0034-6748
Publisher
American Institute of Physics
Start Page
1
End Page
5
Journal / Book Title
Review of Scientific Instruments
Volume
93
Issue
8
Copyright Statement
© 2022 Author(s).
Sponsor
U.S Department of Energy
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36050061
Grant Number
SUB00000024/GR530167
Subjects
Applied Physics
02 Physical Sciences
03 Chemical Sciences
09 Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
United States
Date Publish Online
2022-08-30